title: Menstrual disorders and mild thyroid insufficiency: intriguing cases suggesting an association.
abstract: Should patients with menstrual dysfunction but without obvious uterine pathology be considered for thyrotoxin-releasing hormone (TRH) testing? In several cases described here, and apparent relationship between menstrual disturbance and minimal thyroid insufficiency was documented by the patients' dramatic response to treatment with levothyroxine.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine